The Holt County sentinel., 1887-02-11
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PTooabiy Il majority of the member
"i tie y. T.. l. N joined ION account
If is'e i: sr:,ancc," and th.u. ,hl; he,
ate obt:aning ;hc niast benefit when tn,
keep asscs.,Icn.s au,: dues pni.l up, So
that III event Of their death The ter eiicl
arr money wnUi,. BE- ott;tine5! by taei'
f;lnii!i',s.
Il will roi t, 20 iiriraGo the insIr-
ance feature OF the u Ter, it is IL v:.,l-
able Us any anil Il IS, Of cou!so, ,,hsolu
to,y Necessary, iii order ;Eat this enc nj
our obje:,s be accun? ,isEei. that a!i
the financial oA!iGatIua> OF the members
ne promptly ine:. Bat whether ;ay
mest.ns these demands :. fill measure.
0: duty !'c psrto.!ac,i OF nu: Is :. differ
cLt matter.
Life Insurance companies employ
NUMEROUS collectors, solicitors, agents
and other e!,iuers to whom they pay
large SUMS O.! money wkich come ont of
the insared and form part Of the
premiums. Our organization IS on Il
differcnt and Co-o,.crA.ivc plan. The
additions to the membership are obtain
ed by the members themselves. for
wt:':i service they receive no cumpCn-
satioa, ana the money is collected and
disbnrsed a. practically no expense.
In blie!, III mutual aid societies the
members do all the work themselves
and paw on:y tie amount required 20
meet tue death claims. The few bsoth
crs who attend Lodge meetings. tram
sact the business, and the bete.itS a.e
shared by the non-:ttemdants. CrIse-
quentiy tnase who join tor the in.ur-
ance alone obtain something Tor wh!c!,
they do not pay. 1t is IN i'm .,osition
Tor them to do SO.
The only way for all who are enrolled
on the books Of tie :. o. L. w, to get
the greatest good from ;hc Society Is 10
Lake a genuine aud continuing interest |
Ill It's affairs. Many think that they do
take this interest by paying the piecuni- /
airy calls made upon ;hcm, but they are |
l: Is certainly wrong for seventy. FIVE |
men to allow twenty-five to do all the |
work, and then cone in and claln a |
share Of the reward. The A. 0. u. W.
is social and fraternal organization
also, and the duty of attendance on
Lodge meetings Is rs important rs that
Of p.,yin. dacs and assessments.
The sooner this f,ct IS :es.lzcd, The
better It will be for the Order and its
The latter mus, fee, III in
crest and perform their duty or ih, in
'.ilution Will suffer and they with ii In
:inie, if the apathy becomes general,
Lodges will begin 10 decay, ard wien
| sirtegrat;on once b'gins rone can
-cli where CT when it wi. cad
But contrast the result il Il, are an
ilous to Obtain ell posSii,l Ecnt ii;s from
he Order, and show their t!esi-e By the
interest they take. Their Lodge meet
ngS will be crowded, new recruits will
,c brought in and enthusiasm will
generally prevail. Allowing :og other
demands upon thciy time, every niem-
'eE coald coEle 10 bis .1o.iSe meeting
/: least nEae every month. II nil we're
. DO This, the charge w4l:l'i amount to
revolution. Ui coarse, some can ;iuti
viii attend all meetings and tl:eIr in
crest increase With time.
1t the Order is TO be pcrma lent and
). during, If il is 10 grow steadily
throughout the Years and sill sc iinUr-
,hing and vigorous when al row en-
oiled in II are dead and bu led, this
.ereral aud Practical Interest ,nlIsl To
Axe, i'll it.-Oycrsecr.